Caltrans officials are preparing for snow in the Sierra, double-checking its equipment and making last minute repairs to trucks and snow plows.

Officials said they want to be ready to roll when the snow starts to fall.

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“If it starts to freeze, we’ll throw sand out and other than that, we’re just making sure that water is not crossing the road or there are not any conditions that might trip motorists up,” Dave Wood, with Caltrans, said.

Caltrans wants drivers to be prepared as well.

“When I say prepared, people should have warm clothes, flashlights, chains,” Wood said.

Some drivers have already packed their cars, just in case.

“Rope, bag water (and) space blanket (are just a few items),” Chris Smith of Kingvale said. “We’ve been doing it quite a few years, so we try to stay safe and be prepared.”

One driver traveling to Reno is leaving town before morning snow covers the roadway.

“I’ve got to get down into Reno before it snows,” James Donovan said. “(I) don’t really want to pull a 38-foot camper in the snow.”